Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Total Time: 5 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 filling: stir together the sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• 2 cookies: cream the butter and brown sugar until well blended with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• 3 add the eggs and vanilla; blend well.
• 4 combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; add to butter mixture and blend well.
• 5 turn dough out onto a sheet of waxed paper; spread into a 9x6-inch rectangle using a rubber spatula.
• 6 sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar to within 1 inch from the edges.
• 7 roll dough up jelly-roll style.
• 8 roll in remaining cinnamon-sugar; wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap.
• 9 refrigerate at least 4 hours.
• 10 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 11 slice dough 1/4-inch thick; place 2 inches apart onto parchment-lined cookie sheets.
• 12 bake for 8 minutes or until golden on top.
• 13 cool for 4 minutes on the cookie sheets, then remove to racks and cool completely.